By the time I knew, I had realized I was returned to the day when everything had been revealed that Valerian and Niccolo were just two souls living in the same body, just as I wanted to happen.

"The bodies your henchmen saw were those of the prisoners I used as decoys." That was the last word I heard from Henry before meeting Valerian's gaze.

Our eyes widened.

"Lilith!"

"Valerian!"

Valerian and I both gasped in unison after that, realizing that we had regressed simultaneously. What shocked me more was Valerian immediately cupped my face and kissed me aggressively, to which I returned the same fervor.

I could never get...